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Article on Skin care in Winter

Skin
is the largest organ in the body and is the outer covering of the
body that bears the external environment, and feels the sensation of
the body. In summers the body gets subjected to heat as result get
sunburns, and sweats as a result gets dehydrated. As a result the
skin requires nourishment and rejuvenation in the winter. Though
felt good in beginning, winter when it takes its true impact it
again dries our skin and makes it scaly. Humidity also gets reduced
too the least in some areas that it cracks our heels and chaps our
lips. Most of us buys a heater and switch it on in room to keep
ourselves warm but unfortunately that again worsens the condition.
When the heater is switched on it takes in the remaining traces of
moisture left in our skin and further dries up our skin. This skin
which is cracked, chapped, and dry skin then becomes a portal of
skin infections. So the skin has to be rejuvenated and care should
be taken to nourish the skin to make it soft, smooth, moist and
supple.

In Ayurved a year is having two solstices called as
aadana kala (sun solstice) and visarga kala (moon solstice). The two
solstices are based upon the Mother Nature’s impact. In aadana kala
the sun is very powerful and absorbs the nutrients and
moisture.

While
in visarga kala moon is powerful and it gives back the nutrients and
moisture. Even the digestive fire is stronger in visarga kala and
weaker in the aadana kala. In winter season the body has stronger
digestive fire and our body has a counter mechanism to maintain
warmth within the body and skin being the barrier to the environment
which is colder outside. For the working of this mechanism our body
requires more energy. More energy means more food that is why in
winter one is hungrier than in summer. When one doesn’t take
sufficient food required by the body then it depletes the nutritive
source in the body leading to vata dosha vitiation causing coldness,
dryness and roughness. Henceforth the skin that has to be taken care
of gets diseased in this season. But some places just taking the
amount of food needed alone seems to be ineffective owing to the
dryness and sub zero temperatures.

So to tackle such extremes
this time we have come up with simple home remedial measures and few
dietary and daily regimens that has to be followed. The skin appears
lack of luster looses its brightness, there is redness of skin, and
skin becomes dry and tight. Patient gets dry and even wrinkled skin
at the early ages if not taken care.

Digestion
should be improved and fasting for one day is beneficial for digesting Ama.

Two
teaspoons of lemon juice and a teaspoon of honey mixed in a cup of warm
water are good for help in arthritis.
Dosage: To be taken twice a day.

Bake
one or two egg plants. Mash and fry in about 2 tablespoons of castor oil.
Spices like cumin, coriander, turmeric, garlic and salt can be added while
frying.
Dosage: Take once daily for two to three months as a part of your food.

Half
a teaspoon of turmeric powder with warm water helps in this type of
arthritis.
Dosage: Taken twice a day

One
raw clove of garlic every day is very beneficial. This clove can be fried in
ghee (clarified butter) or castor oil.
Dosage: Once daily for two to three months.

Guggulu
(an Ayurveda herb) is very helpful in Amavata. If available, take 2 tablets
of purified Guggul twice a day after meals with warm water.

Camphor,
wintergreen and cinnamon oils are also beneficial fo

r external application.

Paste
of 1 teaspoon red chilies and fresh ginger mixed in half a cup of sesame oil
and strain. Gently rub this oil on the affected joints.

Ayurvedic herbs are not fast acting and take time to heel the diseases- Actually if a diseased person approaches Ayurveda in the beginning or onset of the disease, it can be treated very effectively and quickly but if the diseased person approaches ayurveda after prolonged treatment from other parthy then it does take time to heal.